derive

The story

1. Latin · derived fromdērīvō“to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive”
2. Old French · derived fromderiver
3. Middle English · inherited fromderiven
4. English todayderive

From Middle English deriven, from Old French deriver, from Latin dērīvō (“to lead, turn, or draw off (a liquid), draw off, derive”), from dē (“away”) + rīvus (“a stream”); see rival. Unrelated to arrive.